News from the Great Plains Food Bank                                                                       April 2010 

Our Volunteers Make The Difference
Volunteers help make the Great Plains Food Bank one of the most efficient hunger-relief organizations in the state. Thanks to the help of more than 2,500 volunteers, the GPFB is able to feed more than 60,000 hungry children, seniors and working families who seek emergency food assistance at our partner feeding programs each year. Now that's impact! Signing up is easy, times are flexible and there are a variety of different opportunities. Click here to get started. 

"Volunteers are the only human beings on the face of the earth
who reflect this nation's compassion, unselfish caring, patience
and just plain love for one another." - Erma Bombeck
 
Idol Gives Back to Help the Hungry
Feeding America - the nation's food bank network, of which the the Great Plains Food Bank is a member, is among the charities that will benefit from this year's American Idol fundraising special, Idol Gives Back. Be sure to tune in to Idol Gives Back tonight at 7:00 PM on FOX. We're excited not only for their generosity, but also for this great opportunity to spread awareness about hunger in North Dakota and across our country. See how you can get involved in Idol Gives Back and support the fight against hunger in America.
 
Letter Carriers on the Move
Stamp Out HungerThe Stamp Out Hunger food drive is a partnership between residential postal customers in the Cass-Clay community, the National Association of Letter Carriers and the Great Plains Food Bank. The week of May 3rd grocery bags will be delivered. Fill your bag, place it by your mailbox on May 8 and letter carriers will do the rest. Together we are helping to feed our hungry neighbors in need. Learn more
 
 
 
The Great Plains Food Bank strives to create hunger-free communities by recovering and distributing surplus food, engaging in community partnerships and advocating for social change.  The Food Bank is a program of Lutheran Social Services of North Dakota and a member of Feeding America
In This Issue
GPFB Volunteer Program
American Idol Gives Back
Stamping Out Hunger
Join us as we celebrate ordinary people doing extraordinary things to transform their communities! In 2009, the Great Plains Food Bank benefited from the generosity of 2,515 volunteers who gave
 7,676 hours of service.
Thank You!
 
 
 
Eggceptional Gift
This morning J&A Farms donated 43,200 eggs to the Great Plains Food Bank. This is the third year in a row that United Egg Producers and the GPFB have teamed up in the fight against hunger - providing a great source of protein for families in need. Read more